24-654: Dodd may refer to: Places [ edit ] Dodd (Buttermere) , a fell near Red Pike in England Dodd (Lake District) , a fell in Cumbria, England Dodd, Indiana , a community in the United States People [ edit ] Dodd (surname) , people with the surname Dodd Other uses [ edit ] Dodd (hill) , a British hill categorisation Dodd, Mead and Company , publishing company Dodd Hall ,
48-528: A building at Florida State University Dodd-Frank Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub.L. 111–203, H.R. 4173), commonly referred to as "Dodd–Frank", a U.S. federal government law passed as a response to the Great Recession See also [ edit ] DOD (disambiguation) Dodds (disambiguation) Doddy (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
72-424: Is Bleaberry Comb, backed by Chapel Crags. Nestled deep within is Bleaberry Tarn, a pool which is in continual shadow from November to March. Despite the steep contours of the rock walls above, the tarn is only about 15 ft (4.6 m) deep, and is well stocked with trout. Bleaberry Tarn is drained into Buttermere by Sourmilk Gill, reaching the lake mere yards from its outlet. A belt of trees has been planted along
96-495: Is a National Park in the north west of the country which, in addition to its lakes , contains a complex range of hills. These are known locally as fells and range from low hills to the highest ground in England. Hundreds of tops exist and many writers have attempted to draw up definitive lists . In doing so the compilers frequently divide the range into smaller areas to aid their description. The most influential of all such authors
120-584: Is a fell in the High Stile range in the western English Lake District , which separates Ennerdale from the valley of Buttermere and Crummock Water . It is 2,476 ft (755 m) high. The direct ascent of Red Pike from Buttermere is very popular and the ridge walk from Red Pike to Haystacks is regarded as one of the finest in the area, with excellent views of the Scafells , Great Gable and Pillar . The fell can be confused with Red Pike (Wasdale) , which
144-462: Is crossed first, before the grassy dome of Starling Dodd is reached. Red Pike also throws out a northern ridge on this flank, descending via Lincomb edge toward Crummock Water, the final drop being over Blea Crag. Between Lingcomb Edge and Dodd is Ling Comb, the third corrie on the Buttermere flank of these fells, standing opposite the village. Behind Lingcomb Edge, separating Red Pike from Starling Dodd,
168-425: Is hidden. Top is shear on three sides, but well grassed and bears a large cairn . Red Pike is unusual for the number of lakes in view- Derwentwater , Buttermere , Crummock Water , Ennerdale Water and Loweswater are all on display. Other highlights include Pillar Rock , Grasmoor and the close-up view of Chapel Crags. A variety of routes can be followed from Buttermere. Sour Milk Gill leads almost direct from
192-480: Is only three miles (five kilometres) away but cannot be seen from the summit. Alfred Wainwright in his guidebook The Western Fells comments that the Wasdale Red Pike might be higher but is less suited to the name. Red Pike in Buttermere is given its rich red colouring by the presence of syenite in the rock and subsoil of the fell. This is particularly marked in places where surface erosion has occurred (notably
216-496: Is the lower Lank Rigg group, consisting of Lank Rigg , Crag Fell and Grike . The northern arc begins with Great Gable's lesser sibling, Green Gable , and Brandreth , before turning north west above the shore of Buttermere. First comes Haystacks , Wainwright's favourite fell and the resting place of his ashes. Next are High Crag , High Stile and Red Pike (Buttermere) , the three fells of Buttermere Edge. These are connected by narrow soaring ridges and shelter dark coombes from
240-511: Is the valley of Scale Beck. This includes Scale Force, Lakeland's longest single drop waterfall at around 100 ft (30 m). The Ennerdale slopes are steep, cut by the valley of Gillflinter Beck. There are small areas of crag. Red Pike is formed predominantly by the granophyric granite of the Ennerdale intrusion. The prominent curve of the summit stands out at the head of The Saddle, appearing quite magnificent from Crummock when High Stile
264-455: The best known partitioning of the fells into 'sub ranges', each with its own characteristics. The Western Fells are one of these divisions, covered by volume 7 of Wainwright's work. The Western Fells rise gradually from the Cumbrian coastal plain, Wainwright excluding some of the lower specimens nearest the sea. He drew a complex and arbitrary dividing line part way between his intended border at
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#1732845665499288-503: The extremity of the major lakes, and the more distant boundary of the National Park. The few hills thus excluded were covered later in his supplementary volume, The Outlying Fells of Lakeland (1974). The inner boundary is by contrast well-defined. The River Cocker runs along the north eastern edge and Wasdale to the south east. In the acute angle where these valleys converge, border duties are taken up by headwaters of Borrowdale , closing
312-537: The gap between Honister Pass and Sty Head. Honister connects to the North Western Fells and Sty Head to the Southern . The Western Fells form the southern wall of the Buttermere valley and the northern fence of Wasdale. Between the two lies Ennerdale so that in effect the group is the shape of a single horseshoe , each branch about 10 miles (16 km) in length. At the head of Ennerdale stands Great Gable ,
336-510: The high country are Great Gable and its satellites, while two principal ridges fan out on either flank of Ennerdale , the western fells in effect being a great horseshoe around this long wild valley. The highest section of the northern branch is formed by the trio of Buttermere fells, High Crag , High Stile and Red Pike. The Buttermere Fells, also known as Buttermere Edge, form the watershed between Buttermere and Upper Ennerdale. The Ennerdale flanks are steep and rough with areas of crag,
360-564: The highest of the Western Fells at 2,949 feet (899 m). More commonly thought of as a Wasdale Fell, its profile from that valley gives it its name. The southern arc of the group travels due west from Great Gable, the main ridge consisting of Kirk Fell , Pillar (named for its great out-thrust of rock), Scoat Fell , Haycock and Caw Fell . A number of outliers line the side valleys of Wasdale, namely Yewbarrow , Red Pike (Wasdale) , Seatallan , Middle Fell and Buckbarrow . Beyond Caw Fell
384-591: The lower slopes being planted with a ribbon of conifers. Across the narrow ridge-top to the north are deep corries and dark walls of crag, glowering down over the lake. The ridge continues south east to Haystacks and the Great Gable group. Beyond Red Pike to the west are Starling Dodd , Great Borne and the Loweswater Fells . All three Buttermere Fells throw out a short spur towards the lake with deep combs hollowed out between them. Between Red Pike and High Stile
408-409: The main ridge, Base Brown , Grey Knotts and Fleetwith Pike , centre upon Brandreth. Ennerdale almost bisects the Western Fells, but access for cars barely penetrates the valley. At its head however is Black Sail Hut, England's most remote Youth Hostel . Great Gable and its neighbours can be reached from Wasdale Head, Seathwaite , Honister Pass or Gatesgarth (Buttermere). Access to the northern arc
432-464: The shoreline. Of the three Buttermere Fells, only Red Pike's north east ridge ends in a prominent top with sufficient relative height to be listed as a Nuttall in its own right. This is Dodd, and the ridge connecting it to Red Pike is the Saddle. The ongoing Ennerdale watershed continues westwards from Red Pike, losings its rocky character to become a broad grassy ridge. Little Dodd (1,935 feet; 590 m)
456-514: The stony track by the side of Scale Force and the path from Bleaberry Tarn to the summit) and the red colouring of the paths can be seen from some distance. The Western Fells occupy a triangular sector of the Lake District, bordered by the River Cocker to the north east and Wasdale to the south east. Westwards the hills diminish toward the coastal plain of Cumberland. At the central hub of
480-613: The summit, the only access on the Ennerdale side of Buttermere Edge. Many walkers will combine Red Pike, High Stile and High Crag in a single outing from Buttermere or Gatesgarth. Western Fells The Western Fells are a part of the Cumbrian Mountains in the Lake District of England . Centred on Great Gable they occupy a triangular area between Buttermere and Wasdale . The Western Fells are characterised by high ridges and an abundance of naked rock. The Lake District
504-447: The sunlight. The wild and rocky character of the range then gradually diminishes with Starling Dodd and Great Borne , before crossing the pedestrian Floutern Pass to the Loweswater Fells . These are Mellbreak , brooding darkly above Crummock Water , Hen Comb , Gavel Fell , Blake Fell and Burnbank Fell . The final extremity of the northern arc curves around the head of Loweswater to Low Fell and Fellbarrow . The satellites of
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552-404: The village into Bleaberry Comb, from where The Saddle can be gained. Alternatively the path to Scale Force can be used at the start. Climbing beside the fall itself leads to the reverse slope of Lincomb Edge, or an earlier turn up Far Ruddy Beck gives access into Ling Comb. From Ennerdale, the only break in the trees on the northern side is followed by a path up Gillflinter Beck. This leads onward to
576-520: Was Alfred Wainwright whose Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells series has sold in excess of 2 million copies, being in print continuously since the first volume was published in 1952. Wainwright divided the fells into seven geographical areas, each surrounded by valleys and low passes. While any such division must be arbitrary-and later writers have deviated to a greater or lesser extent from this blueprint- Wainwright's sevenfold division remains
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